Tesla's autonomous vehicle tech has been perennially stuck at Level 2 self-driving, as BMW and other rivals try to leapfrog to Level 3.

BMW tests next-gen LiDAR to beat Tesla to Level 3 self-driving cars::Tesla’s autonomous vehicle tech has been perennially stuck at Level 2 self-driving, as BMW and other rivals try to leapfrog to Level 3.

  • nathanjaker@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    11 months ago

    My understanding was that the challenge in making the next leap in self driving was not based in hardware (detecting objects with cameras vs LiDAR), but in software. As in, it isn’t as difficult to detect the presence of objects as it is to make consistent and safe decisions based on that information.

    • RealJoL@feddit.deEnglish
      61·
      11 months ago

      But using LIDAR, you increase your data’s accuracy and dimensionality, giving you more options to play with. It probably won’t be a game changer, but it may be better than a camera only system.

      • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.comEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Gathering more data, and being able to process it seems obvious as a way forward. How much better is this “new” LIDAR?

        Edit: seems Tesla cars doesn’t even use LIDAR…

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        01·
        11 months ago

        That’s not necessarily true. What you get is two separate things inputting raw data into a system that both need to be parsed. Sometimes, one won’t agree with the other and can cause issues with how the car thinks it should respond.

        Nobody has a fully working system at this point, so it’s premature to make claims about what hardware is and isn’t needed. It may very well be that LIDAR is a requirement, but until somebody figures it out, we’re all just speculating.